Memorables

One of the most memorable author readings that I heard at the FilAm International Book Festival last October was that of Elmer Omar Bascos Pizo reading from his new poetry collection. His poems  were elemental, earthy, disturbing and definitely powerful. Fellow poet Tony Robles describes them better in his review of Pizo's Leaving our Shadows Behind Us.

If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area and you want your children to do a fun crash course on Philippine culture, the annual summer camp spearheaded by the University of the Philippines Alumni Association of San Francisco (UPAASF) is your answer. Candy Lagmay-Bandong, one of the camp teachers this year, writes about the experience in "Filipino Cultural Camp Memories."

Our Toronto-based contributor Patria Cabatuando-Rivera returns to her hometown of La Loma, Quezon City through her star-studded memories, "Smitten in La Loma, Watching Stars Go By." With this piece, we ask you to share with us your own memories of the place that shaped you. For queries, please write to PFeditor@yahoo.com or post a message in our Facebook page.

If your Thanksgiving feast this week involved lechon, you will need this recipe for Paksiw na Lechon, the day-after dish that's beloved by Filipinos.

Here are our In The Know links for your reading enjoyment: 

A verdict on justice in a land of impunity
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/philippines-verdict-impunity?fbclid=IwAR0m7CfU8EJ3_mob3iqg2smR0L76Tf4XKp0Sx4x5hAryZGUs3aLios1fkxk

How the Marcoses are using social media to reclaim Malacañang
https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/investigative/245290-marcos-networked-propaganda-social-media?fbclid=IwAR1W8ekEAoo2V8fz7X4xubHfTNDmrhYm84gfM0w-MpV9fB92AmbFmk2Owi8

Stories of migrant nurses who helped build Australia's health system finally told
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/stories-of-migrant-nurses-who-helped-build-australia-s-health-system-finally-told?cid=newsapp%3Asocialshare%3Acopylink&fbclid=IwAR3wRJ8t2GOmZVXVWMtBYWlhirT68Whuvy8EFYLqHoFDM3dqa5aEO0b_Xxo

The Amazing and Tragic Life of Fernando Poe Sr., the King of Kings of Philippine Movies
https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/fernando-poe-sr-the-king-of-kings-of-philippine-movies-a2289-20190703-lfrm4?ref=feed_1&fbclid=IwAR2VYiClpZvXn3jRvJCdwOUrtlbQcoip41Htqi_PboxLzkb9KXTIoX9zScg

For Video of the Week, we feature the 2019 Southeast Asian Games theme song “We Win As One” sung by Lea Salonga.